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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,026
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Lighter fluids |
| R HAND BRN/35YOM STARTED COAL STOVE W/LIQUID FIRE GEL THAT EXPLODED 1/2 HR AGO @HM.OPEN AREAS NOTED & BLISTERS R THUMB.NO FIRE DEPT.IN ATTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 40 YO F KNUCKLE SWOLLEN FROM HITTING ON WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX HAND STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED ARM ON WOOD BURNING STOVE; THERMAL BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Generators or power plants |
| EXPOSED TO WOOD STOVE FUMES AND GAS GENERATOR IN BASEMENT W/DOOR PROPPE D OPEN BUT GAS FUMES IN HOME. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DX:L ARM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN(OLD). FELL AGAINST WOOD BURNING STOVE 1 WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING WOODSTOVE/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT HIT HEAD ON WOOD STOVE. DX: 3 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNT ON WOOD BURNER-FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Gasoline |
| ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A WOODEN STOVE OUTSIDE AT HOME USED GASOLINE AND WA S BURNED ON LOWER LEGS ? FIRE DEPT. PRES. NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Lighter fluids |
| FLASH BURN TO RT HAND-SETTING A FIRE IN WOODBURNING STOVE W/ LIGHTER FLUID-FIRE FLASHED BACK TO PT'S HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| SHE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A COAL STOVE BURNING THE TIPS OF HER FINGERS. DX SECOND DEGREE BURNS OF 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. HER HANDS HIT THE SURFACE OF THE STOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DX:85 TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. BURNS MOSTLY ON CHEST. PT POURED RUBBING ALCOHOL ON TO FIRE IN WOOD STOVE. NO FD INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| LAC TO RT INDEX FINGER. GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK AND WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX; LAC RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| TRIPPED OVER BUMPER FELL HIT HEAD ON WOOD STOVE NASAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT. HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE RESULTING IN PAIN TO LOWE R BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE.DX: SECOND DEG BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE/1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DX RIGHT GREAT TOE CONTUSION: DROPPED WOOD STOVE ONTO TOE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE, 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PATIENT OPENED A PLUG OF THE WOOD HEATER & FIRE CAME OUT SHUTE BURNING HIM ON THE LEFT FACE AND HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FACE, HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DROPPED WOOD STOVE ON RIGHT FOOT ON SUNDAY. CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 39YOM-THERMAL BURN-BOTH NANDS-FELL FORWARD ONTO WOOD STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL AGAINST WOODSTOVE BURNED RIGHT & LEFT FOREARMS DX SECOND DEGREEBURNS TO BOTH FOREAMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 49 YO F, INJURED RT LOWER LEG WHILE LIGHTING WOOD STOVE AND BURNEDHERSE LF @ HOME. DX: BURN TO RT. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 49 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHILE LIGHTING WOOD STOVE AND BURNED HERSE LF AT HOME. DX; BURN TO R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURN HAND - VICTIM NEAR A HOT WOODSTOVE STARTED TO FALL AND CAUGHT HIMS ELF FROM FALLING BY PLACING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE WOODSTOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| CONTUSION FOOT - VICTIM STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST A WOOD STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE FOREIGN BODY TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNED HANDS ON WOODSTOVE WHEN RAN INTO THE STOVE - WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS BURNED ON HOT WOOD STOVE. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN L FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE, R HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT DROPPED WOOD STOVE ON FINGER. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| CRUSHED INJURY TO FINGER 49 YO WF SLAMMED FINGER IN CAST IRON HEAT ER STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| $FB RT EYE.PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN WOOD BURNING STOVE AND HIT STOVE AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN PTS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL WHILE MOVING WOOD STOVE. DX: SCALP CONT, LUMBAR/BUTTOCK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DX LEFT HAND BURN: PUTTING LOG ON WOOD BURNING FIRE AND LOST BALA NCE, GOT HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL ONTO WOOD STOVE, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS AND ABDOMIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE WHILE INTOXICATED DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| $1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT FOREARM.PT BURNED FOREARM ON A WOO D BURNING STOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON WOOD BURNING STOVE AT HOME. DX LG 2ND DEGREE BURN L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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